Practical Action

Practical Action "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives."


 * Former Director - Ken Ritchie
 * President - Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

Directors
Accessed April 2008:


 * Stephen Watson, Chair of the Board of Trustees
 * Ruth McNeil, Vice Chair
 * Nick Selbie, Treasurer
 * Emma Crewe
 * Mahmood Hassan
 * Ben Hayman
 * John Heskett
 * Allan McRobie
 * Alison Marshall
 * Bryan Stevens
 * Sean Sutcliffe
 * Neil Thin
 * Angus Walker

Contact

 * Web: http://www.itdg.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * John Mead
 * Katrina Brown
 * Diana Mitlin - former trustee
 * George McRobie
 * Andrew Barnett - former director of research